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Mental illness segregation and truncated autonomy within medical assistance in dying legislative frameworks in Colombia and Canada

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dc.creatorBastidas-Bilbao, Hamerspa
dc.creatorPalacios Espinosa, Ximenaspa
dc.creatorStewart, Donna E.spa
dc.creatorStergiopoulos, Vickyspa
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-26T18:32:28Z
dc.date.available2025-01-26T18:32:28Z
dc.date.created2024-11-07spa
dc.date.issued2024-11-07spa
dc.descriptionColombia and Canada are the only jurisdictions in the Americas that have adopted countrywide frameworks on medical assistance in dying (MAiD), also known as physician-assisted death, for terminal and non-terminal illnesses. Both countries have excluded mental illness as a sole condition from eligibility to date. In this forum article, we adopt the notion of truncated autonomy to critically analyse how individuals with mental illness have been impacted by specific instances of legislative inaction and misdirected action, identified throughout the development of the current legislative frameworks on MAiD in each country. To develop our argument, we will introduce an overview of definitions and relevant debates on MAiD. We then present snapshots of Colombia’s and Canada’s healthcare systems along with some pressing public mental health concerns in each country. Finally, we will examine the development history of the legislative frameworks on MAiD adopted by each jurisdiction, highlighting instances of legislative inaction and misdirected actions that have contributed to the current paradoxical portrayal of mental illness as a condition that cannot be treated as equal to other illnesses considered non-mental. We conclude by arguing that an artificial divide between illnesses places individuals with mental illness into a situation of legal uncertainty that truncates their autonomy by undermining their equitable access to healthcare and protection of their human rights. We also reflect on the relevance of systematic participatory practices, including systematic exploration and incorporation of the views and care preferences of people living with mental illness, for the development and refinement of legislative and regulatory frameworks on MAiD in jurisdictions that might actively discuss or consider its adoption in the future.spa
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1136/gpsych-2024-101675spa
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/44824
dc.language.isoengspa
dc.publisherGeneral Psychiatryspa
dc.relation.ispartofGeneral Psychiatryspa
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalspa
dc.rights.accesRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessspa
dc.rights.accesoAbierto (Texto Completo)spa
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/spa
dc.sourceGeneral Psychiatryspa
dc.source.instnameinstname:Universidad del Rosariospa
dc.source.reponamereponame:Repositorio Institucional EdocURspa
dc.subjectNeurologyspa
dc.subjectClinical Neurologyspa
dc.subjectPsychiatryspa
dc.subjectMental healthspa
dc.titleMental illness segregation and truncated autonomy within medical assistance in dying legislative frameworks in Colombia and Canadaspa
dc.typearticlespa
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dc.type.spaArtículospa
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